Tuesday, July 24, 2012

And the Winner is.....

And, looks like I'll be picking a new winner for the EasiSpeak Recorder at the end of today if I don't hear from the winner! Learning Resources wants to give these prizes away!

Learning Resources has another SWEET product to give to my AWESOME readers! This is a great way to get some more technology integrated into your classroom. My absolute favorite thing about this product is that it requires NO BATTERIES! So, as long as you have a computer handy, you can charge it at any given moment, never leaving you high and dry and unable to record. I love this handy, dandy gadget for many reasons. I can use it in all the same ways that I do the EasiSpeak Microphone (if you didn't see that post, go here for my ideas) and MORE....

...the greatest difference between this HearAll Recorder and the EasiSpeak Microphone is that is encourages many voices to record at once by setting it down on a flat surface (versus one holder of the mike!), allowing you to use the recorder during group sessions of reading and conferencing.

When children have the recorder in their group's earshot, it encourages more on task behavior and more meaningful discussions. You could even use a rubric for group work and listen to their recording as a whole class to teach what "good group work" sounds like.

Hear way beyond! Authentically assess students’ skills and
participation in small groups. Designed with 4 omni-directional microphones to
capture clear recordings with dramatically reduced background noise. Play back,
download and share files (WAV or MP3) with specialists or parents, or upload to
portfolios. Records up to 4 hours of audio from reading groups, learning
centers, listening and speaking activities, speech therapy and more!

Provides an extra set of "ears" when the teacher cannot be there

Designed for group use — offers clear recordings with dramatically reduced
background noise

Captures students’ natural speech and interactions

Hear which students are involved, participate or lead the group

Facilitates passive assessment for students reluctant to talk when teacher
is present

Save several recordings over time to review or compare later

Is ideal for assessment in reading groups, centers, listening and speaking,
intervention, dramatic play areas, speech and language therapy, and more

Is self-contained plus downloads to your computer (PC, Mac) so you can send
files to other teachers, parents and specialists

Does all of this information make you want to add this cool gadget to your classroom?? You CAN, by entering a comment below with your name and email address. Everyone gets an automatic entry just for reading this...BUT, you can earn additional entries by:

LOVE this idea! Thanks for sharing such good, useful things for us, especially those of us who've been around awhile and crave new ideas! Like your page and LR's page and have followed your blog for a while. Thanks again!